Wisconsin municipalities received $138 million in highway and roadway aid in the fourth quarter of 2024 and received more than $536 million in aid in the 2024 calendar year, according to the Wisconsin governor’s office and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT).
The funding includes general transportation aid, aid to connect highways and expressway policing aid.
The general transportation aid totals were set to increase 2% in 2024 and 2025.
The fourth quarter payments included $134 million in general transportation aid along with nearly $4.3 million in connecting highway aid to 116 municipalities and nearly $256,000 to Milwaukee County for expressway policing.
The transportation aid goes toward the cost of constructing, maintaining and operating locally controlled roads.
“The work we’re doing in partnership with local governments to improve local infrastructure is crucial to making our economy work and helping to build a transportation network that serves everyone,” said WisDOT Secretary Kristina Boardman. “The first and last mile traveled by our residents, businesses, and industry are essential to robust and resilient transportation infrastructure.”
Source: The Center Square, Daily Reporter
